Garment-supporter.



PATBNTED MAR.A 24, 1903.

H. A. HooPEs. GARMENT. SUPPORTBR.

APPLICATION FILED NOVL14, 1902.

Maxam o. c.

UNIT-ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

I-IARLAN A. HOOPES, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters :Patent No. 723,390, dated March24,1903. Application led November 14, 190. Serial No. 131,412. (Nomodel.)

To LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IIARLAN A.- HOOPES, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residin g at Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsinGarment-Supporters, of which the following Ais alspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in garment-supporters; and'themain object of my invention is the provision of a supporter for drawerswhich has means to attach the device to the waistband o f the drawersand be supported through an attachment to the waistband of the trousers.

To attain the desired objects my invention consists of agarment-supporter embodying novel features of construction,substantially as disclosed herein.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a plan view of mygarment-supporter,- with portions of the garments supported therebyshown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the supporter open.Fig. 3 is a similar view of same closed.

Referring to the drawings, A designates one member of the supporter,which is bent to form the centrally upwardly extending hook B, the twosubstantially right-angled arms O terminating in the substantially U'-shaped bail D.- The other member E consists of the substantiallyU-shaped bail F, which is substantially the same size as the bail D ofthe member A, this member being provided with the two eyes G, which areadapted to surround the arms C of the member A and to form a pivotaljoint for the two members. This member is further provided with theshort extensions H, which terminate near the center of the member in theupwardly-extending loop J, which is adapted when the garmentsareengagedby the supporter to end of the hook of the member A only byforcing the hook through the loop, thus forming a lock for thesupporter,

As shown inthe drawings, the hook of the member Ais adapted to slidevdown and en'- gage the waistband of the trousers, while the two bailsclamp between them the waistband of the drawers.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings,it is evident that I provideV a garment-supporter of very simple,durable, and inexpensive construction and one which is thoroughlyefficient and practical in use.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is y Theherein-described garment-supporter, comprising two members, each made ofa single piece of wire, one of said members being bent to form a hook B,outwardly-extending arms C,an enlarged bailD; and the other member beingbent to form an upwardly-extending loop J, outwardly-extending arms Hterminating in the eyes G, and the enlarged bail F, said arms C of therst-mentioned member being pivotally mounted within the eyes G of thelast-mentioned member; whereby when the hook B is sprung into the spaceof the loop J, the two bailsD and F are brought closely in contact witheach other, and the members locked in this position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- HABLAN- A. HOOPES.

Witnesses:

T. BLAIR SHOEMAKER, DAVID P. MOORE.

